Boxing Day!

Hey all! Did you know today is Boxing Day? You did, well that's cause you're smart. You didn't, that's okay we still like you. How about we all learn a little about it? Yes? Man you guys are the best audience. Away we go....

Boxing day is a traditional public holiday celebrated predominately in the United Kingdom. To quote Wikipedia, "The name derives from the tradition of giving seasonal gifts, on the day after Christmas, to less wealthy people and social inferiors, which was later extended to various workpeople such as laborers and servants." Pretty cool, huh? Learn even more here!

All that being said, how about you think of your "starving" local artists? Personally, I think we most likely fall under the "various workpeople such as laborers and servants" category. (hehe) So how about coming out to All By Hand and showing your local artists some much needed Boxing day love and buying some great things for yourself! I mean really I know we all love the socks Grandma gets us every year, but now that the holiday is over I think it's time to treat ourselves. All the while helping out your fellow artists!

While we're in the Boxing day spirit, how about we all head to this great event after? Today (all day, it's already started!) in honor of Boxing day the Memphis Taproom will be collecting canned foods and gently worn coats and blankets to donate to the needy this holiday season. For every item you bring you get a dollar of your beers! Could this get any better? Wait, what's the beer list you say?
De Dolle Stille Nacht
Sly Fox Christmas
Aventinus Eisbock
Weissenohe Monk's Christmas
Scaldis Noel
Corsendonk Christmas
St. Bernardus Christmas
Lost Abbey Angel's Share
Port Older Viscosity
Lost Abbey Gift of the Maji
Ommegang Adoration
Victory Old Horizontal
Elysian Bi-Frost
BBBourgondier
Tsmisje Kerstbier
Troegs Mad Elf
Port Santa's Little Helper
OH EM GEE! I think this could possibly be the best/first Boxing day we've ever celebrated! Learn more about this event here!


Hoping to see you today at All By Hand and at The Memphis Taproom! Let's spread some more holiday cheer!

Heart your gals,

Julianna & Abby

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday full of warmth and wishes! Hope your day is full of delicious foods, fun family, 24 hours of a Christmas Story, and lots of holiday drinks! Thanks for all wonderful support you've all shown us so far! We couldn't be more appreciative. Definitely the best Christmas gift Abby and I have gotten this year.

Merry Christmas!!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo,

Julianna & Abby

Christmas Eve!

It's here. Christmas is tomorrow! That means today is Christmas Eve (that's how it works folks if you didn't know...). It also means today is the last day all you present procrastinators can get your butts to All By Hand to get your gifts. So why are you still reading this? We're open now. Come on, run! Wait, don't run it's still real icy out. Take the bus. Okay see you soon. Hearts.

Christmas Eve hours:
9:30am-5pm

P.S. Abby is back home with her lovely family in upstate NY (and I'm seriously missing her), so that means I have no Christmas music. Oops! So DOWN WITH CHRISTMAS MUSIC! Today all 90's all the time. Lets rock the jams of yester-decade.

If all this still hasn't convinced you to visit today I hope this happy Christmas cat will.


Your Best Gal Pals,

Julianna & Abby

Brown paper packages...

Tied up with strings these are few of Abby's favorite things...(hehe)

It's getting so close to Christmas! For real you've got 4 days to come in and buy things! Check it out, we'll even gift wrap if need be. Abby's better at it then me. I have to say she's got some serious skillssss! Check it out!




Come in and grab all your gifts here before time runs out! Think of it this way you'll also be supporting a good cause. If we sell enough we might even be staying open! You know you love us, right?

Your best gal pals,

Julianna & Abby

The weather outside is frightful...

But All By Hand is so delightful,
As long as you love us so...
Then forget the snow, forget the snow, forget the snow...

Okay that was our lame attempt at a Christmas song. Hope you like it. Maybe if you're lucky we'll start writing hiaku's later.

But on that note! Forget the tons of white stuff falling from the sky today, and come visit us in warm and lovely All By Hand. Christmas is only 6 DAYS away! Regardless of Mayor Nutters "state of emergency" for the city, you are still going to need to have that gift for Aunt Nancy. You know she doesn't forgive or forget easily. So come by and buy some great unique, handmade, and local gifts for all your loved ones, oh and Aunt Nancy too. She'll love you forever, and so will we.

Your gals,

Julianna & Abby

It's our Birthday!!

It's official! We've now been open 1 month! We're so excited over here in Liberty Place. Come in today and celebrate with us.


Don't forget! Christmas is just next week!!! Come finish all your holiday shopping with us! Please? Okay Thanks!

Hoping to see you today, or soon!

Love,

Julianna & Abby

The Last 2 Artists!

Well at least for now.

All By Hand has officially stopped excepting new art til the end of the year. We're full! Woo Hoo! Thanks to every one who helped us get in touch with all our great artists!

So check out the very last 2 artist this year. I apologize in advance for the not so great iphone photos. You'll just have to come into the store to see the great work in person!

First up, Leeannwyn Stoner's great acrylic paintings!



We've also got prints of her work too!

Next is Leah Markus's great copper brouches! These are hand cut and painted! Amazing!



She also does these feather earrings. Abby's thinking about a black feather pair for herself...

Thanks again to all of our great artists! Here's hoping for even better sales as we get closer to the holidays! We'll be keeping our eyes out for you!

Julianna & Abby

thelastpeople.com

Thanks so much for the shout out boys!

Our pals over at The Last People, gave us a quick shout out on their website! Check it out! They make some great posts daily!!!

Click me please!



your pals,

Julianna & Abby

Back by popular demand!!!!

It's back and we've got it exclusively! That's right SCRAPPLE SHIRTS!!!!
Fresh and hot off the presses. For real! Look Leah and I just printed them yesterday!


Now available in Baby Blue too! Come get em while they're crispy on the outside and mushy on the inside. A perfect holiday gift for all the breakfast meat lovers in your life!




Come and get em! (insert ringing breakfast bell sound here)

Love,
Julianna & Abby

More Work!

Check out our newest artists to the All By Hand family!


Daniella Mozes's great paper bead jewelry. All the beads are made by rolled up scraps of paper then cased in resin! I'm totally in love with these!

So awesome!

We've got Ella Kolanowska of Outlier Designs & Anya Payne of Independent Flavor's upcycled jewelry! Come check it out.

Last but certainly not least is Julie Laquer's hilarious Christmas cards! Show your love this holiday South Philly style!!!

Hoping to see you soon this holiday season at All By Hand. Come on... we miss you!

Julianna & Abby!

Dafal & Maureen Baquero

Check out the new great stuff we got in this week!
These hand crafted watches are from Tonya Mason, owner of Dafal, an amazing leather artist!



The leather for these watches were spray painted by Mese Designs. They're so great!!!

Next we got some single cards by Maureen Baquero!
Maureen is from Colombia and created these great holiday and blank cards from images of her homeland! I think I'm going to need to send some to my family in the islands.



Stop back in this week and pick up all your holiday gift needs! And check out all our new art! Thanks!!!

xoxo,

Julianna & Abby

Black Spot Books!

Looky here! We got one of my favorite artist Margaux Kent's leather books necklaces in today at All By Hand. Some one please buy me one for Christmas? Okay thanks!




I'm so excited about these!

Okay I'm sure we'll be blogging again soon!

Julianna & Abby

P.S. Come in today and get a free button with your purchase!

It's December!

I guess officially it was December as of yesterday, but I figured I'd give you a day to get rent and bills out on time before claiming it CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TIME!!!! That's right friends and soon to be friends, it's time to come to All By Hand and start stocking up on those stocking stuffers, Christmas ornaments (I know your tree is up now, we're following your facebook updates...), and unique gifts for loved ones! We got it all here! Also I should note that starting Sunday we begin our Holiday hours here.
Check em out:
Sunday 11am to 6 pm*
Monday through Saturday 9:30 am to 8 pm

*as we get even closer to Christmas our Sunday hours change to 10am to 6pm.

So all that being said, we are getting new merchandise in daily! Be sure to stop in regularly and see what gifts you can get for your bestest friends. Here's some more new stuff...

Some great Digital Prints on Canvas by Yassir Allan.

More purses! These adorable ones are by Caitria Gunter.

Check out Aimee Enright's purse holder in action!

Caitria Gunter's great wristbands!

Samantha Ernst's button necklaces, Caitria Gunter's wristbands, and Monica Elder's pocket books!

Looking forward to seeing you for all your holiday shopping!

Hearts,

Julianna & Abby

New Prints & Back in Stock

Hey Guys! Check out the great new work we got from Sandra C. Davis! I'm loving these prints. The Dinosaurs may just have to go home with me...


She's also got loose prints for sale too!

And back by popular demand... Nicole Wiegand's great switch plates!

Come and get em (again) while they're hot! And check out Nicole's great write up on The Philly Dog website! Congrats Nicole!!!!

Blogging soon,

Julianna & Abby

All dressed up!

All By Hand is all dressed up for Christmas!

Check it out!




Stop in and share in the holiday cheer! Thanks Mr. & Mrs. Flanigan for helping us set up! It looks great!

<3,

Julianna & Abby

Black Friday

Happy Black Friday shoppers! Hoping you're getting all your Christmas presents at bargain rates!

Here at All By Hand we're celebrating the national shopping day by giving out free pins with each purchase! Come in get some great presents and some free pins for yourself!! What's better than freeeeeee?!?!!!? (exactly.) Thanks Leah Mackin for all the help with the button making! You're the best. Check us out!



Here's hoping to see you today!

Love,

Julianna & Abby

In the Inquirer!!!

We're pumped!!!! Read it!?!?!? Pleassseeeee?????!?!?!?!!!

We're famous.






Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Be sure to stop in All By Hand tomorrow for free buttons with each purchase!

<3,

Julianna & Abby